Did Joseph II introduce the presumption of innocence in his legal code?
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The presumption of innocence was introduced by the law code from 1804. This law code was based on Joseph II's (Holy Roman Emperor) work.
Source: a book called "Birth modern Criminal Law on Territory Habsburg Monarchy and Criminal Law from of the year 1803", mentioned in this thesis (Czech): "Důležitou změnou oproti praxi minulých dob byla presumpce neviny, oproti presumpci viny.[119]" - http://is.muni.cz/th/215281/ff_m/diplomova_prace.txt
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